East Suffolk Councillor reacts after Hollesley road closure

The collision happened at Hollesley crossroads at Ducks Corner at about 2pm Thursday, September 19, and saw the lorry involved spill oil onto the road.

Suffolk County Council has confirmed resurfacing and verge works will take place next week.

East Suffolk councillor, James Mallinder, said: "I am delighted that Highways are dealing with the situation with the urgency required now.

"Although challenging originally, the information flow has been better.

James Mallinder, councillor for East Suffolk, has expressed his concerns following the closure of a 'really important junction' (Image: East Suffolk Council) "The road closure has caused a great disturbance for the village and the community and locally we feel it has taken too long to rectify the situation.

"Commercial businesses and people living here have been massively affected."

One of Councillor Mallinder's concerns was the time it would take for emergency services to reach the village.

A spokesperson for Suffolk County Council said: "We recognise the inconvenience and frustrations caused by the road closure and lack of notification to the local community. We are reviewing our process to ensure more effective and timely updates in the future.

"We can confirm that the section of damaged road surface will be resurfaced on Tuesday 1 October. 

"On Wednesday 2 October, the verges will be reconstructed to replace the contaminated area, and the installation of new road markings will follow as soon as possible.

"The road will remain closed until the verge works are completed on Wednesday. We apologise for the frustrations caused whilst the road has been closed." 

Temporary signs will be in place until road marking contractors are available and the planned Anglian Water works on Hollesley Road on October 1 and October 2 will be rescheduled.